We won't fully experience joy until we've answered life's biggest question: Why am I here?

The first person you lead is you.

There are a lot of pastors who have a vision and have not yet seen it become a reality.

Although it's admirable to be ambitious and hard-working, it's more desirable to be smart-working.

Many times when people leave churches we think it's a doctrinal issue, but most of the time it's a leadership issue.

Of all the things a leader should fear, complacency heads the list.

Now what I do is I manage that decision. And I teach them in the book how - know what decision to make and then how to manage those decisions. It's a very - it's a personal growth book [Today Matters]; that's what it is.